That's exactly what 50-year old Cameron Tribolet and his wife are doing this weekend.

Tribolet lost his legs in an accident in 1986, and has been walking using prosthetics.

He's been training for the past seven months to climb Mount Whitney, which is the highest summit in the United States at over 14,000 feet tall.

Tribolet says that says being handicapped shouldn't keep anyone from doing everything they want to do.

"It's knowing that I can do it, basically.” Tribolet said. “When it's done I can inspire others, I can show other disabled guys that look, just because you're in a wheelchair doesn't mean that your life is over. There's just a different way of doing it."

He’s looking forward to standing at the top of the mountain with his wife in celebration of their 25th wedding anniversary.

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